Combination chair, swing, and hammock



Oct. 2, 1923. v 1,469,674

A. D. Moss COMBINATION CHAIR, SWING, AND HAMMOCK 9 Filed Sent. 14. 120

auvawtoz specification.

Patented Oct. 1923.

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ToaZZ whom it mag "concern: 3

Be it known that A STIN DJMoss, a-citizen of the United ville,-in the State ofWest -Virginim'has 1nvented certain new' and useful Improve- .ments in Combination Chairs, Swings, and Hammocks. of 'which the following is a The present invention relates to improvements in a combined chair, mock. I v

The principal object of the invention is to provide adevice as outlined above wh ch shall be comfortable, automatic in operation, durable, require but a minimum space and cheaply manufactured. I Various other objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent dur ng the continuance of the following description;

'ln the drawing:

" Figure 1 is'a View 1n side elevation showing my inventionas in itspreferred embodiinent.

Figure 2 is a view inffront elevation. Figure.

ing the device with the back tilted back- 1 ent illustration a supporting?- 4 wardly so as to form a hammock, V p

In reducing my invention to practice I find it expedient not to limit the device of "my invention to any particular form of support or supporting structure.

should oc- Consequently in the prescasion so require. I

' tructure -for the devicehas been eliminated.

In the drawing 10 designates depending lugs which either extend from or are conture as nected to the supportingstructure forthe device (not shown). Links Hare-pivotally connected with the lugs10as shown at; 12

andiare in turn pivotally connected" to the V 3 carrying members 13' and 14: as" at 15. @The carrying members 13 and 14*are of equal length connected at their lower ends tojth'e spaced side arm members of the chair strucor bolts which pivotally connect the mem here 13 with theside arms while the con-' States, residing at Sistersswing and ham- 3 1s a view in side elevation show In otherwords it is to be distinctly understood that the combined chain-swing and hammock may be suspended from the root ofa porch" or the like, or from 1 separate structure such nection with lawnswing'sgetcr,

an independent and as now used in'con;

theoperator' by exertingpressure I V restimay propel the sw1ng, or 'Sbyleamng f 'served that by movl device may at 17-an'd' l8," the'connection 17"being preferably in the form of short rivets 'The said' si hich extends transversely b t n th 'i g "ZLI'IIISJ f l v e I. v v H de arm members are r t -e,

1y provided switli-.'angularly disposed end 5 2 different "lengths; the" portions 16-and320 0f shorterend portions 20' To the end portions 20 are pivotally conbeing-at the rearot' the chair structure, downwardly disposed. 1

necte'd, as at 21, the members 2210f the back,

frame which is thus pivotally connected at apoint between" its upper and lower ends to the lower portions of'the shorter Zendsof the side arm members andatpointsbelow the polnts of connection between the cari'ying members 'and'the side arm members. Uponreference to Figure/,1: it will beobserved that whilethe pivot point orfulcrum' of themembers 22 is.; between the ends there-' i I V V a of, it is-"materially nearer their lower end. The ends 20 of ithe side arms are further connected by a transversefrod 23 WlliChflll' addition to forming 'af -connccition between the-sidearmsserves to support-and limit the i tiltlng movement of the back members 22 as willbe observed uponreference to Figure 3. The cross-rod 19 further supports foot rest members 24 which are substantially L 7 shaped when viewed in side elevation and. which are connected at their lower ends by means of afoot rest v25. Links 26, movably connect the lowerends of the back members 22 and'the foot rest members; 2 1;;by such means asishown at 27 and 28.

The seat 1 and back of the fonned'irom' a single sheet-ofsheavy canvas as 1 shown at. 29 the same being connected devi'ce' may be at'its lower end-to the foot rest 25 and; at

ne'ctsthe upper end of the back members 23,. From the above it. will be observed that on thefoot "its upperend to a cross rod-1,30 which conbackwards may cause the same'to assume the" position shown in Figure 3 so that it may 1 be usedas a hammock; It-will also be; ob? g the-connections '17 be usedsimply'fas achair. WVhat'is claimed" isr ithe shorter end portions beingat tlie'rear of the chair structure and downwardly dis nd 18,,that' is, disconnecting the-carrying members 13-and llfroln the arm '1 6" the I lower ends to the posed, carrying members-of equal length plvotally connected together at their upper ends andha'vmg their lower ends spaced apart and pivotally connected with th V e end portions of the longer ends 01" the side arm members at equal distance below the upper edges thereof, a back frame pivotnllyconneeted at e point between its upper and lower portions of the shorter ends of the side arm members and at points below the points of connection be tween the jcarrying' members and the side arm members, a transverse rod connected with the shorter ends of the side arm members and bridging the space between said members and lying under the intermediate t e lon .at a point betw en th portion of the back frame, L-sheped foot rest members pivoted to the forward ends end portions of the side arm members,'links pivoted at one end to the lower end of the back frame and pivoted'at their other ends to the foot rest members ,e ends of the latter, and a strip of fabric one end with the lower forward ends of the foot rest members and at its other end with the upper rear portion of the back fra material connected at and havingits intermediate portion atche 'te h ransversely d sposed rodn est m ny w re f I affix my signature.

AUSTIN i3. Moss, 

